Chapter 210 (2/2)

The Mantid behind the wheel of the hydrofoil fired a grenade launcher, one handed, putting eight grenades in the air that all hit different boats. The two Rigellians hosed the docks with heavy caliber autofire, shredding the plascrete, and the rest shot at the boats. At the back of the hydrofoil a large cyborg stood up, holding a four pack missile launcher, and launched missiles at the space-ship sitting on the plascrete pad. Two men entirely covered in black cloth fired bows.

The ships exploded from the grenades. The dock exploded into chunks. The other boats took heavily caliber combat rifle shots. The missiles hit the spaceship.

Which exploded.

The hydrofoil heeled over and sped away, even as the two vessels gave chase and two more closed in to cover the sudden gaps.

Yu'umo'o just stared as he struggled through the water, barely able to keep his head up. The two arrows had hit him in the rear right flank, penetrating deeply.

He'd heard the Mantid yell at him as the boat sped away.

”SO LONG, SUCKERS!”

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TRENA'AD HIVE WORLDS

THIS IS SO EXCITING!

>crams popcorn into his mouth

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TNVARU GESTALT

They don't know they're playing a game, do they?

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MANTID FREE WORLDS

Oh, to them? It's deadly serious.

To us? Hilarity.

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TNVARU GESTALT

You wouldn't do this to us, would you?

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TERRASOL

Are you at war with us?

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TNVARU GESTALT

No.

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TERRASOL

Then no.

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TELKAN FORGE WORLDS

I have to admit, it is pretty funny.

Those two are going to be fighting each other and forgetting they're spies, won't they?

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CYBERNETIC ORGANISM COLLECTIVE

The one that continues espionage while attempting to eliminate his enemy is the real spy.

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TERRASOL

Neither was.

We got the real ones.

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MANTID FREE WORLDS

Really? Tell us about it.

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TERRASOL

No. We took them to the Black Citadel.

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MANTID FREE WORLDS

Welp, sucks to be them.

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